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Labour drops plans to protect single-sex spaces in Equality Act The Daily Telegraph9 Sep 2024By Dominic Penna THE Government will not carry forward plans to rewrite the Equality Act that were aimed at protecting single-sex spaces, the women and equalities minister has confirmed. Anneliese Dodds said there were no plans to update the existing legislation, which the Conservatives had promised to reform ahead of the general election. The Tories planned to rewrite the Act in order to make it clear that “sex” in the legislation means “biological sex” instead of the gender with which a person identifies. This would have allowed public bodies to stop transgender women entering women’s lavatories or changing rooms, as well as preventing them joining all-female sports teams. In a written question in Parliament, John Glen, the shadow paymaster general, asked whether the Government intended to amend the legal definition of what a woman is. Ms Dodds replied: “We are proud of the Equality Act and the rights and protections it affords women. The Government does not plan to amend legal definitions in the act.” Mims Davies, the shadow women and equalities minister, warned that the refusal of Ms Dodds and Sir Keir Starmer to rewrite the act could create further “loopholes” for abusers. “Labour simply cares more about appeasing woke ideologues than delivering on women’s safety,” Mrs Davies said. “We introduced this change to provide much-needed clarity in the law to stop potential abusers exposing loopholes and acting in stopping the diluting of women’s safety. “Only by legally enshrining the importance of single-sex spaces can this Labour Government give biological women the clarity, dignity, privacy and safety we need.” Sir Keir hinted shortly before polling day that he would abandon Mr Sunak’s plans. During an election campaign visit, he told reporters: “I don’t think the Equality Act does need to be amended in that regard.” The law was passed in 2010 when Gordon Brown was prime minister and its wording has been criticised as too vague by gender-critical campaigners. Mr Sunak had vowed to rewrite the Act as part of his unsuccessful Tory leadership campaign in summer 2022, claiming it was used to “engage in social engineering to which no one has given consent”. Article Name:Labour drops plans to protect single-sex spaces in Equality Act Publication:The Daily Telegraph Author:By Dominic Penna Start Page:6 End Page:6

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